EP · 10Video games are not what you think
Aymar Azaizia takes a step back to examine game creation, intellectual property, communities and the complexity of the industry.
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Could Be Better
A podcast about the people and decisions behind better games.
Could Be Better explores the crafts, decisions and realities behind video games, VFX, CGI and animation, with the professionals shaping the creative digital industries.
Currently in French · English subtitles coming progressively
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EP · 09Intellectual property: mistakes, strategies and protection
Vincent Bergeron shares practical guidance for protecting projects, ideas and intellectual property assets.
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EP · 08Leading production at a AAA studio: leadership, teams and decisions
Stéphanie Marchand shares the realities of leadership and production at a AAA studio.
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EP · 07What keeps a game studio going: decisions, risks and reality
Pierre Moisan explores the decisions, risks and relationships that help a game studio last.
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EP · 06Forty years of entrepreneurship
Pascal Blais shares his journey through forty years of entrepreneurship, animation and creativity.
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EP · 05When sound tells the story: audio direction, rhythm and emotion
Dave Gagné explores how sound tells the story of a game and shapes the player experience.
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EP · 04Being your own studio
Sylvie Trouvé explores what it means to be your own studio in the creative industries.
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EP · 03Being a solo developer
Étienne Lorthoy explains what it means to develop a game alone, from the initial idea to a playable demo.
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EP · 02The role of a VFX supervisor
Nathalie Girard discusses the role of a VFX supervisor and the realities of visual effects production.
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EP · 01The technical director: orchestrating creativity
Frédéric Robichaud discusses the role of the technical director at the intersection of tools, teams and creativity.
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EP · 0.5The launch / Could Be Better Podcast
Discover Could Be Better Podcast, a space for conversations about video games, animation, VFX and CGI.
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The realities behind creative digital work.
Could Be Better looks at what happens behind the final image, build or release: the decisions, constraints, roles and craft that shape creative digital projects.
Game production
Roles, pipelines, creative decisions, production constraints and the realities of studio work.
Player & community understanding
How teams listen, test, interpret feedback and make decisions with players in mind.
Creative technologies
VFX, animation, CGI, tools, workflows and the evolution of digital creation.
Career & craft
The people behind the work: their paths, lessons and what they wish others understood.
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